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. .se mi New DOCTOR. ALOIS DRASC'Hf-OF ST. EGIDI, AUSTRIA.l

Letters Patent No. 85,220, (letal December f2.2, 1868.

' ROTATIN'G- BALL-MOTOR.

Ine Schedule referred to in those Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it lmay concern Be it known that I, Doc'ron ALors Dlmsrl, of St'.

. Egidi, in the Empire of Austria, have invented a new and improved .Rotating Ball-Motor; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those yskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the laccolupanyiug thawing, forming part of this specifica-tion, in which Figure l represents a plan or top view of this invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the arrangement of an ai 1- nular tilting tray, which forms the orbit for a revolving ball, in combination with a suppolting-platfhrm, and with a lever, which extends into the tray, and connects with a shaft, to which motion is to be imparted, in such a manner that,'by continually changing the position of the tray, the ball is caused to rotate' therein without interruption, and, by the action of the rotating ball on the lever, the desired motion lis imparted to the shaft,

which connects with the working-machines or mechanism to be driven.

A represents a tray, which forms an annular path or orbit for the ball B. This tray is made of sheet-metal,

or any other suitable material, and its diameter is about fourtimes that ofthe ball B.

It is supported in its centre by a rod, c, which connects, by a ball-and-socket joint, b,with a platform, C, so that said tray canbe readily tilted in any desired direction.

From the edge of the platform C, rises a circular rim, e, which prevents the tray from being tilted any lower than desirable.

The position ofthe tray is governed by a hand-lever, D, which enables the operator to continually tilt said tray in advance of the rotating ball, so that said ballis kept rolling on a continually-changing inclined plane, and, as .the ball progresses in its orbit, it bears on a lever, E, which extends from the shattF into the 'tmy, as shown in the drawing.

The tray is guided in its tilting motion by an arm,

d, which is firmly attached to its circumference, and

catches in a loop, e, secured to the edge of the plat form C.

The shaft Fis intended to transmit the motion, im-

parted to it by the action of the ball B, to the Working-machines, or to a mechanism of anydesired construction.

In the drawing, 'my motor is shown as applied for propellinga lailroad-e'u. or vehicle, and, in this case, the shaft F bears a bei-el-wheel, j', which gears into a similar bevel-Wheel, y, mounted on the axle of the car or vehicle, so that the rotary motion imparted to the shaft F will be transmitted to the axle of the car or vehicle, and the desired motion of said car or vehicle will be effected.

It is obvious, however, that my rotary ball-motor is applicable for the pnr'pose'of driving machinery of any kind, and it is particularly valuable in localities where the erection of a steam-engine or other motor4 would be diilicult or impracticable.

l am aware that an inclined disk and rolling weight 'have been so connected with a driving-shaft, that a rotary motion is conlm unicated to said shaft by the oscillation of the disk; but as this forms lno part-,of

my invention, 'I do not claim it.

Having thus described my invention,4

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letl. '.lhe combination and arrangement of the tilting disk A, rolling ball B, lever E, tubular shaft F, concentric rim c, and its support, when the rolling ball is entirely disconnected, and actuates the lever E simply by pressure,- as it rolls, as herein described.

2. Inf-a rotating ball-motor, the bent lever E, rigidly secured to the tubular shaft 19, and actuated `by contact with the freely-rolling ball, as it traverses its path on the tilting platform, as herein' setibrtlx;

3. The free-rolling ball B, tnbularshaft'F, and rigid bent a-rln E in combination with-the'tilt/iinr )latform A, as and for the purposel heroin set forth.

,4. The application to the tilting platform of ai rigid arm d, moving in a vertical guidee, attached to the supporting-oirclc (l, as and for the purpose herein'set forth.'

rlhe above specification of my invention signed by me, this 12th day of Octolxn', 1868.

, noc'ron A'Lols DnAscH.

Witnesses:-

HENRY Gnunnn, linANz HUMnEL. 

